Sociology Faculty Publications
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Submissions from 2026
From Disconnection to Well-Being: A Longitudinal Study on Digital Access as a Social Determinant of Health for Older Adults in China, Minzhi Ye and Jierong Hu
Submissions from 2025
The reliability of replications: a study in computational reproductions, Nate Breznau, Eike Mark Rinke, Alexander Wuttke, Muna Adem, Jule Adriaans, Esra Akdeniz, Amalia Alvarez-Benjumea, Henrik K. Andersen, Daniel Auer, and Amie Bostic
Immigration and Public Support for Social Policy: Accounting for the Gender Composition of Immigrant Populations, Achim Edelmann, Friedolin Merhout, and Amie Bostic
Understanding the new frontiers of risk, social vulnerability, and environmental justice in space exploration in the Rio Grande Valley, Evan Garcia, Dean Kyne, William Donner, and Arlett S. Lomeli
Examining the presence and effects of coherence and fragmentation in the Gulf of Maine fishery management network, Derek A. Katznelson, Antonia Sohns, Dongkyu Kim, Evelyn Roozee, William Donner, Andrew M. Song, Jasper R. de Vries, Owen Temby, and Gordon M. Hickey
The influence of developmental idealism on Turkish parents’ intention to continue childbearing, Serap Kavas and Arland Thornton
Crises, Coloniality, and Energy Transformations in Puerto Rico, Laura Kuhl, Marla Perez-Lugo, Carlos Arriaga Serrano, Cecilio Ortiz Garcia, Ryan Ellis, and Jennie C. Stephens
From Contamination to Consequence: Tracing Donna Lake’s Human Environmental History, Dean Kyne
Sedentary Behaviors and Functional Disability Among Chinese Older Adults (2008–2018): Evidence Including Mahjong, Yen-Han Lee, Yen-Chang Chang, Minzhi Ye, and Cai Xu
Historicizing the Prison in the History of Capitalism, James Parisot
The Low-Carbon Contradiction Energy Transition, Geopolitics, and the Infrastructural State in Cuba, by Gustav Cederlöf, Marla Perez-Lugo
Selective sharing and social bonding: a qualitative study of online health information behaviour among older adults in Shanghai, Minzhi Ye and Yan Liu
Submissions from 2024
The Social Factors Associated with COVID-19 Vaccine Distrust in the United States, Luis Enrique Espinoza, David Jimenez, Jennifer L. Talleff, Gerardo Zubieta, Bonifacio Vega II, and Allison Ray Reagan
Comorbid Dementia and Cancer Therapy Decision-Making: A Scoping Review, Sean N. Halpin, Gabriel Alain, Aaron Seaman, Erin E. Stevens, Hui Zhao, Mackenzie E. Fowler, Qiuyang Zhang, Tamara Cadet, Minzhi Ye, and Jessica L. Krok-Schoen
Late Life Cognitive Function Trajectory Among the Chinese Oldest-Old Population-A Machine Learning Approach, Jierong Hu, Minzhi Ye, and Juan Xi
Fossil fuel interests in Puerto Rico: Perceptions of incumbent power and discourses of delay, Laura Kuhl, Jennie C. Stephens, Carlos Arriaga Serrano, Marla Perez-Lugo, Cecilio Ortiz Garcia, and Ryan Ellis
Understanding Associations between Disasters and Sustainability, Resilience, and Poverty: An Empirical Study of the Last Two Decades, Dean Kyne and Dominic Kyei
La Gente de Agua: Intersectional Metaphors of Identity and Resistance, Arlett Lomelí
The Parental Factors that Impact Hispanics’ Post-Secondary Education Completion, Marlee Olivarez, Luis Enrique Espinoza, Lucas Enrique Espinoza, Jennifer L. Talleff, Veronica L. Romero, Leticia Nevarez Zavala, and Allison Ray Reagan
American Capitalism and the Decline of Debtors’ Prison in the 19th Century, James Parisot
Marx and Engels on prisons and capitalism, James Parisot
Cultural Distance as a Determinant of Immigrant Economic Adaptation in the USA, Igor Ryabov
Readability and Suitability of Local Disaster Preparedness Materials in Predominantly Hispanic Border Communities: A Case Study of Cameron County, Texas, Katarzyna Sepielak and Dawid K. Wladyka
Book Review: Gendered Fortunes: Divination, Precarity, and Affect in Postsecular Turkeyin Postsecular Turkey, Canan Tanir
Silent Suffering: The Plight of Foreign Doctors in the Workplace, Minzhi Ye and Mamta K. Singh
Submissions from 2023
Social Spending, Poverty, and Immigration: A Systematic Analysis of Welfare State Effectiveness and Nativity in 24 Upper- and Middle-Income Democracies, Amie Bostic and Allen Hyde
Process and structure: Service satisfaction and recommendation in a community-based elderly meal service in Shanghai, Lin Chen, Minzhi Ye, and Eva Kahana
Racial-Ethnic Disparities Between Sex Education and Contraceptive Use Method at the Last Sexual Encounter Among Adolescent Females in the USA, Luis Enrique Espinoza, Jennifer L. Talleff, Lucas Enrique Espinoza, and Rebecca Rouse
Experimental Studies on the Operation of Agricultural Crops Mowing Unit with Simultaneous Chopping and Incorporation of Stubble Into the Soil, Volodymyr Nadykto, Sergey Kiurchev, Tatiana Chorna, Taras Hutsol, Szymon Głowacki, Anatoliy Rud, Alona Shevtsova, Igor Ryabov, and Katarzyna Szwedziak
Capitalism and the Creation of the U.S. Constitution, James Parisot
A Review of Literature on the Usage of Low-Cost Sensors to Measure Particulate Matter, Amit U. Raysoni, Sai Deepak Pinakana, Esmeralda Mendez, Dawid K. Wladyka, Katarzyna Sepielak, and Owen Temby
Race, Gender, and Nativity in the Southwest Economy: An Intersectional Approach to Income Inequality, Salvatore J. Restifo, Igor Ryabov, and Bienvenido Ruiz
Beyond the Treatment: the Role of Race, Sex, and Education in Health Trajectories Between Cancer Survivors and Noncancer Older Adults, Minzhi Ye, Eva Kahana, Gary Deimling, Adam Perzynski, and Kurt Stange
Submissions from 2022
Observing many researchers using the same data and hypothesis reveals a hidden universe of uncertainty, Nate Breznau, Eike Mark Rinke, Alexander Wuttke, Hung H. V. Nguyen, Muna Adem, Jule Adriaans, Amalia Alvarez-Benjumea, Henrik K. Andersen, Daniel Auer, and Amie Bostic
Towards a Transformative Curriculum: Critical Resources in a Social Studies Classroom, Cecile Caddel
Severe Weather Warnings: An Interdisciplinary Approach, William Donner, Havidan Rodriguez, Jerald Brotzge, and Walter Diaz
A comparative study of intimate partner violence among U.S.-born and foreign-born Hispanic women, Luis Enrique Espinoza, Lucas Enrique Espinoza, Jennifer L. Talleff, Rosalva Resendiz, Leticia Nevarez Zavala, and Kathleen Ayako Anangwe
Subtitling speed in Media Accessibility research: some methodological considerations, Nazaret Fresno and Katarzyna Sepielak
Social Connectedness, Physical Distancing, and Anxiety in Complying with Shelter-In-Place Orders and Advisories during the Once-In-A-Century COVID-19 Pandemic in the US: A Study of Social Media and Internet Users, Dean Kyne, Candace Robledo, Cliff Clark, Ruby Charak, Meliha Salahuddin, and Jay Morrow
Using Low-Cost Sensors to Assess PM2.5 Concentrations at Four South Texan Cities on the U.S.—Mexico Border, Esmeralda Mendez, Owen Temby, Dawid K. Wladyka, Katarzyna Sepielak, and Amit U. Raysoni
Classic Liberal Philosophers and their Contributions to Democracy & Justice: Discourses on Freedom, Equality, Reason, Democracy & Justice: Discourses on Freedom, Equality, Reason, and Law, Rosalva Resendiz, Lucas E. Espinoza, and Luis E. Espinoza
Language proficiency and use of interpreters/translators in fieldwork: a survey of US-based anthropologists and sociologists, Katarzyna Sepielak, Dawid K. Wladyka, and William Yaworsky
Measuring Ethnic Diversity, Liza G. Steele, Amie Bostic, Scott M. Lynch, and Lamis Abdelaaty
From Criticism to Collaboration: Politics of Naturalist Mothering in Turkey, Canan Tanir
Submissions from 2021
Viewing anti-immigrant hate online: An application of routine activity and Social Structure-Social Learning Theory, Matthew Costello, Salvatore J. Restifo, and James Hawdon
Immigrant region of origin, divorce, and remarriage in the United States, Igor Ryabov
Submissions from 2020
Community Eldercare Ecology in China, Lin Chen and Minzhi Ye
Geographic Proximity in the Community Eldercare, Lin Chen and Minzhi Ye
A Self-Reliant Umbrella: Defining Successful Aging Among the Old-Old (80+) in Shanghai, Lin Chen, Minzhi Ye, and Eva Kahana
Shaping Identity: Older Adults’ Perceived Community Volunteering Experiences in Shanghai, Lin Chen, Minzhi Ye, and Yilin Wu
Contested American Dominance: Global Order in an Era of Rising Powers, Salvador Santino F. Regilme Jr. and James Parisot
Football for all: the quality of the live closed captioning in the Super Bowl LII, Nazaret Fresno, Katarzyna Sepielak, and Maciej Krawczyk
The Enthymemes of Supporting President Trump: Explaining the Association Between Structural Location, Supporting the President, and Agreeing With Online Extremism, James Hawdon, Matthew Costello, Colin Bernatzky, and Salvatore J. Restifo
Capturing Bonding, Bridging, and Linking Social Capital through Publicly Available Data, Dean Kyne and Daniel P. Aldrich
Empirical evaluation of disaster preparedness for hurricanes in the Rio Grande Valley, Dean Kyne, Leslie Cisneros, Josue Delacruz, Bianca Lopez, Cristina Madrid, Rebecca Moran, Alma Provencio, Felix Ramos, and Maria Fernanda Silva
International immigration, integration and sustainability in small towns and villages: socio-territorial challenges in rural and semi-rural Europe, Ricard Morén-Alegret and Dawid K. Wladyka
Introduction: Small Can Be More Than Beautiful, Ricard Morén-Alegret and Dawid K. Wladyka
Intergenerational transmission of socio-economic status: The role of neighborhood effects, Igor Ryabov
Submissions from 2019
Factors Affecting Perceptions of Disability and Self-Rated Health Among Older Adult, Long-Term Cancer Survivors, Gary Deimling, Holly Pappada, Minzhi Ye, Elizabeth Nalepa, Spencier Ciaralli, Erin Phelps, and Christopher J. Burant
Skin in the Game: Colorism and the Subtle Operation of Stereotypes in Men’s College Basketball, Steven L. Foy and Rashawn Ray
How America became capitalist: Imperial expansion and the conquest of the west, James Parisot
Racial/Ethnic Hierarchy and Urban Labor Market Inequality: Four Poignant Historical Cases, Salvatore J. Restifo, Vincent J. Roscigno, and Lora A. Phillips
Parental Incarceration and Social Status Attainment of Hispanic Young Adults, Igor Ryabov
Physical violence and vulnerable adolescents: the roles of school climate and presence of similar peers, Igor Ryabov
Entry and Stability of Cross-National Marriages in the United States, Igor Ryabov and Yuanting Zhang
Entry and Stability of Cross-National Marriages in the United States, Igor Ryabov and Yuanting Zhang
Unsung interpreters: the jumbled practice of language translation in contemporary field research – a study of anthropological field sites in the Arab League countries, Katarzyna Sepielak, Dawid K. Wladyka, and William Yaworsky
Submissions from 2018
“Their Today Is Our Future”: Direct Carers’ Work Experience and Formal Caring Relationships in a Community-Based Eldercare Program in Shanghai, Lin Chen, Minzhi Ye, and Eva Kahana
The influence of acculturation level and family relationships on quality of life among U.S. Chinese older adults, Yiwei Chen, Yisheng Peng, Minzhi Ye, Ling Xu, and Xinqi Dong
Ethnicity, income, and disaster preparedness in Deep South Texas, United States, William Donner and Jessica Lavariega-Montforti
Asthma Predictors Influence on Self-management Asthma Education Status, Luis Enrique Espinoza, Lucas Enrique Espinoza, Michaela LaNay Wilson, and Tracy E. Denton
Challenges From and Beyond Symptomatology: Stereotype Threat in Young Adults With ADHD, Steven L. Foy
Nourish the soul or damage the body? Belief in the connection between Christian moral failure and diminished health, Steven L. Foy and Collin W. Mueller
The Rise of Rational Choice Theory as a Scientific/Intellectual Movement in Sociology, Steven L. Foy, Cyrus Schleifer, and Edward A. Tiryakian
Kyne–Donner Model of Authority’s Recommendation and Hurricane Evacuation Decisions: A Study of Hypothetical Hurricane Event in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas, Dean Kyne and William Donner
Who Will Stay, Who Will Leave: Decision-Making of Residents Living in Potential Hurricane Impact Areas During a Hypothetical Hurricane Event in the Rio Grande Valley, Dean Kyne, Arlett Sophia Lomeli, William Donner, and Erika Zuloaga
The Relative Influence of Legal Pressure on Outcomes in a Rehabilitation Aftercare Drug Court, Bienvenido Ruiz, Billy J. Ulibarrí, Arlett Sophia Lomeli, Ramon S. Guerra, and Rolando R. Longoria
Childhood Obesity and Academic Outcomes in Young Adulthood, Igor Ryabov
Beyond America: Cross-national Context and the Impact of Religious Versus Secular Organizational Membership on Self-rated Health, Laura Upeniks, Steven L. Foy, and Andrew Miles
Role of Marital Quality in Explaining Depressive Symptoms After Marital Termination Among Older Adults, Minzhi Ye, Alfred DeMaris, and Monica A. Longmore
Submissions from 2017
The Shade of a Criminal Record: Colorism, Incarceration, and External Racial Classification, Steven L. Foy, Victor Ray, and Ashley Hummel
Altruism and Life Satisfaction Among LGBT Older Adults, Boaz Kahana, Eva Kahana, Tirth Bhatta, Minzhi Ye, and Jiao Yu
A Systematic Review of Mexican American Elders with Type-2 Diabetes under Family Care of Medication Administration in Borderland, Hsueh-Fen S. Kao, Diana L. Woods, Minzhi Ye, Lin Chen, Maria A. Amaya, and Show-Mei Lin
Nuclear Power Plant Emergencies in the USA, Dean Kyne
The Two Hundred and Fifty Year Transition: How the American Empire Became Capitalist, James Parisot
American Hegemony and the Rise of Emerging Powers: Cooperation or Conflict, James Parisot and Salvador Santino F. Regilme Jr.
Latino Group Consciousness as a Resource: The Case of Second- and Third-Generation Mexican Americans, Bienvenido Ruiz
The Catholic Church and Mexican American Social Mobility in the Postwar Midwest: Evidence from Life and Family Histories, Bienvenido Ruiz, Ramon S. Guerra, Arlett Sophia Lomeli, Rolando R. Longoria, and Billy J. Ulibarrí
Phenotypic Variations in Violence Involvement: Results from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, Igor Ryabov
Recent Demographic Change in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas: The Importance of Domestic Migration, Igor Ryabov and Stephen M. Merino
Queries to Google Search as Predictors of Migration Flows from Latin America to Spain, Dawid K. Wladyka
The Impact of Researchers’ Perceptions of Insecurity and Organized Crime on Fieldwork in Central America and Mexico, Dawid K. Wladyka and William Yaworsky
Mealtime interactions and life satisfaction among older adults in Shanghai, Minzhi Ye, Lin Chen, and Eva Kahana
A New Era in Living Arrangements: Determinants of Quality of Life Among Chinese Older Adults, Minzhi Ye, Yiwei Chen, and Yisheng Peng
